The Intrinsic Argument (Or, Are Nations Moral Communities?)
The Intrinsic Argument (Or, Are Nations Moral Communities?)
This chapter is concerned with moral arguments about membership in a national community, focusing on David Miller's On Nationality and Tom Hurka's article ‘The Justification of National Partiality’. It examines the bonds of attachment that co‐nationals feel towards those who share the same national identity, and the moral importance that should be placed on that.
Keywords: attachment, co‐membership, community, co‐nationals, Tom Hurka, David Miller, national identity, Partiality
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